The Nunatsiavut Government had their Assembly Sitting a little while back.

Edward Blake-Rudkowski is the Speaker for the Assembly, and is also the Ordinary Member for the Canadian Constituency.

Blake-Rudkowski says that President Johannes Lampe touched on the topic of the federal government just committing to providing $400 million for other northern regions, but they are still unsure of how much Nunatsiavut will receive.

He says that the 2018-2019 budget was also discussed at this sitting.

Blake-Rudkowski mentions that there was also a lot of news around the Culture, Recreation and Tourism Department.

To hear more from Blake-Rudkowski on what was discussed at the Nunatsiavut Assembly sitting, click HERE.

Representatives of the Nunatsiavut Group of Companies (NGC) were scheduled to fly to each of the Nunatsiavut communities this week.

They were supposed to be travelling as part of this year’s NGC Road Show.

Sarah Leo is the Vice-President of Corporate Development with NGC.

She says that, unfortunately, all sessions have been cancelled due to bad weather.

Leo added that they hope to make it to each of the Nunatsiavut communities sometime within the next couple of months.

The Torngat Fish Producers Cooperative and the board members will hold their meeting for the spring next week.

Keith Watts is the General Manager.

He says the meeting will held on Monday, March 26, and on Tuesday, the 27th.

Watts says issues to discuss will be regular business, the financial statement, new and withdrawn applications, and unfinished business from December.

There will also be a brief update on the proposed operations for this year.

Watts adds regarding attendance, they’re looking at a couple of Nunatsiavut Government representatives, and one from Mercer’s Seafood.

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Two very concerned citizens are saying that there are no services available for seniors in Nain.
Fran Williams and Rosina Howell are seniors from Nain.

They say when the Nunatsiavut Government has meetings, there should be an interpreter-translator there so people could understand what they are saying.

They also mention that there is a senior’s van that goes in the summer time, and they would like to see at least two ski-doos for the winter for the seniors to get around.

And when it’s winter time, they would like to see people help out the seniors with the shovelling.

They both mentioned that in the Fall there is wood sent to Nain, but it doesn’t last all winter.
And when people sell their wood, it’s too expensive to buy.

Williams and Howell add that in Nain, people should not sell berries, bake apples and wild food, etc.

To hear more from Williams and Howell on the lack of senior’s services in Nain, click HERE.

The 10th Annual Ron Pottle Dog Team Race in Rigolet will be off and running on April 7, 2018.

OK Radio spoke with Inez Shiwak, one of the organizers for the race.

Shiwak says the first place prize is $500, second place is $400, and the third place prize is $300.

$200 will be awarded to each team afterward.

Each participant will also receive a sleeping bag, a Pelican box for storing things in, a hunting knife, and Ron Pottle’s favorite hockey team flag with the Philadelphia Flyers logo on it.

The Rigolet Inuit Community Government (RICG) also donated funds for the Best Looking Dog Team award, which will be a prize of $100.

The Torngat Wildlife and Plants Co-Management Board and the Nunatsiavut Government are pleased to offer Bear Guard, Bear Safety and Best Practices Training Sessions in Nain on March 23 to 25, 2018.

There is no fee for the course.

The Instructor will be Derrick Pottle of BearSafe Planning Inc.

For further information, or to sign up, contact the Community Liaison Officer in your community.

Representatives of the Nunatsiavut Group of Companies (NGC) were scheduled to fly to each of the Nunatsiavut communities this week.

They were supposed to be travelling as part of this year’s NGC Road Show.

Sarah Leo is the Vice-President of Corporate Development with NGC.

She says that, unfortunately, all sessions have been cancelled due to bad weather.

Leo added that they hope to make it to each of the Nunatsiavut communities sometime within the next couple of months.

Labrador RCMP advise that Jonathan Rich was located safely at approximately 4:30 p.m. yesterday.

Rich was part of a group of snowmobilers from Natuashish, NL that left Hopedale, NL on Sunday, March 18, 2018 around suppertime to travel to Natuashish, a ride of about 80 kilometres.
They were reported overdue around 1:30 am, and a search began.

Blizzard-like conditions hampered the search.

Two of the four men were located Monday at 4:30 pm, and both men were fine.

Another man was found at 11:30 pm Monday night, and required medical attention.

The RCMP would like to thank all the searchers from Natuashish and Hopedale.

As well, RCMP say thanks to Fire Emergency Services NL and the Joint Rescue Coordinator Centre (JRCC) for their efforts during this search.

Lands and Natural Resources Minister Darryl Shiwak says he’s been advised of several reports of caribou being harvested from the endangered Mealy Mountains herd on Labrador Inuit Lands.

“We have received a number of reports that caribou are being taken by multiple hunters travelling in to the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Area, and that there doesn’t appear to be any enforcement efforts being carried out to stop the illegal activity,” notes Minister Shiwak.

The Mealy Mountains sub-population of boreal woodland caribou is listed as an endangered species under federal and provincial species-at-risk legislation.

“The provincial and federal governments are responsible to monitor and enforce measures under their respective legislation,” says Minister Shiwak. “This is unacceptable, and we would expect action will be taken to ensure the Mealy Mountains caribou are protected.”